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by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)

Die Antwort
 (Sung text for setting by J. Seyfarth)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Der Nachbarin Climene
Schrieb ich von Lieb und Glut.
Die christlich holde Schöne
War allen Menschen gut.
Sie hat den Brief bekommen,
Voll Sehnsucht angenommen,
Geküßt und aufgemacht,
Gelesen und gelacht.
Ach Gott, das gute Kind!

Sie wird wohl wieder schreiben?
Nein, schreiben kann sie nicht.
Nur sich die Zeit vertreiben,
Ist ihre Kunst und Pflicht.
Doch ohne Trost mich lassen,
Hieß meine Liebe hassen;
Drum kommt sie selbst zu mir,
Durch unsre Hintertür.
Ach, gar zu gutes Kind!

Composition:

    Set to music by Johann Gabriel Seyfarth (1711 - 1796), "Die Antwort"

Text Authorship:

  • by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Die Antwort"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "The Answer", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 83

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